When Edson Whipple was born on 5 February 1805, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, John Whipple, was 39 and his mother, Basmoth Hutchins, was 35. He married Lydia FLINT in 1825, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1847, at the age of 42, his occupation is listed as water warden in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 11 May 1894, in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 89, and was buried in Colonia Juárez Cemetery, Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesLife Story of Edson Whipple Edson Whipple was a descendent of John Whipple, who came to New England about 1620 and settled in Providence, Rhode Island. John was the son of Matthew of Booking, Eng …
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